SCAT Airlines

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{{Infobox Airline
| airline = PLL SCAT Air Company
| image = SCAT_air_logo.png
| image_size = 250
| IATA = DV
| ICAO = VSV
| callsign = VLASTA<ref>[http://www.airlinecodes.co.uk/ Airline Codes] November 2006</ref>
| founded = 1997
| commenced = 1997
| ceased =
| hubs = [[Shymkent Airport]]
| focus_cities = <div>
* {{nowrap|[[Almaty International Airport]]}}
* [[Aqtau Airport]]
* {{nowrap|[[Astana International Airport]]}}
* [[Atyrau Airport]]
* [[Kyzylorda Airport]]
* [[Oral Ak Zhol Airport]]
| frequent_flyer =
| lounge =
| alliance =
| subsidiaries = [[Sunday Airlines]]
| fleet_size = 17
| destinations = 33
| parent =
| company_slogan =
| headquarters = [[Shymkent]], [[Kazakhstan]]
| key_people = Vladimir Denisov (President)
| website = [http://www.scat.kz/ scat.kz]
}}

'''SCAT Airlines''', legally ''PLL SCAT Air Company'', is an [[airline]] with its head office on the property of [[Shymkent Airport]] in [[Shymkent]], [[Kazakhstan]].<ref>"[http://www.scat.kz/scat_6_7.html КОНТАКТЫ]." Scat Air. Retrieved on 28 May 2012. "Головной офис Казахстан, г. Шымкент, здание аэропорта"</ref> It operates services to all major cities of Kazakhstan and to neighbouring countries. Its main base is [[Shymkent Airport]], with focus cities at [[Oral Ak Zhol Airport]], [[Aqtau Airport]], [[Astana International Airport]], [[Atyrau Airport]], [[Kyzylorda Airport]] and [[Almaty International Airport]].<ref name="FI">[[Flight International]] 12–18 April 2005</ref>

==History==
The airline was established and started operations in 1997. It is owned by Vladimir Denissov (53%) and Vladimir Sytnik (47%).<ref name="FI"/> Its name is the contraction of Special Cargo Air Transport.{{citation needed|date=January 2013}}

In April 2007, Scat Air introduced a [[BAC One-Eleven|BAC One-Eleven 500]] (licence built by Rombac in Romania), registration EX-103,<ref>{{cite news | title= Scat One-Eleven | work=[[Airliner World]] | page=13 | date= August 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title= One-Eleven leased from Trast Aero| date=2007-04-01 | work=BAC One-Eleven News | url=http://www.bac1-11jet.co.uk/bac1-11jet.co.uk%20News.htm | accessdate=2007-07-24}}</ref> to its fleet for services between Shymkent, Astana and Almaty as well as on the route to Moscow-Domodedovo via Taraz. A further One-Eleven (EX-086), this one British-built by BAC itself, from the same source followed in June 2007. Both are ex-[[TAROM]] aircraft.<ref>{{cite web | title= Further Scat One-Eleven| date=2007-06-12 | work=BAC One-Eleven News | url=http://www.bac1-11jet.co.uk/bac1-11jet.co.uk%20News.htm | accessdate=2007-07-24}}</ref> The aircraft were returned to the lessors in May 2008.<ref>[http://www.bac1-11jet.co.uk/bac1-11jet.co.uk%20News.htm]</ref>

SCAT founded [[Sunday Airlines]] as a new charter venture and subsidiary, for which SCAT operates four Boeing 757-200s as well as one Boeing 767-300ER.<ref name="ch-av">[http://ch-aviation.com/portal/aircraft/search?search=1&cha=DV ch-aviation.com - SCAT] retrieved 17 June 2015</ref>

SCAT Airlines was on the [[list of air carriers banned in the European Union]] until 8 December 2016. <ref>[http://ec.europa.eu/transport/modes/air/news/2016-12-08-air-safety-list_de ''Aviation Safety: Commission removes all Kazakh airlines from EU Air Safety List.'']</ref> The ban was imposed by the European Commission in consultation with member states' aviation authorities after an audit by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), found the Kazakhstan Civil Aviation Committee (CAC) to be non-compliant in key areas of regulatory oversight. This resulted in a blanket ban of all Kazakhstan-registered airlines from flying to, from or within the European Union by the EU's Air Safety Committee (ASC). (Competitor and flag carrier [[Air Astana]] was partially excluded from the blacklist because its aircraft are registered in the Caribbean island of [[Aruba]].) In 2012 SCAT was awarded its European EASA Part 145 Aircraft Maintenance approval and in November 2015 was awarded its IATA accreditation having successfully passed the IOSA audit programme. SCAT Airlines is working to establish further professional accreditations.

In August 2015 the airline announced the signing of a commitment for 15 [[Sukhoi Superjet 100]] aircraft with the first expected to be delivered in May 2016.<ref name="AW">{{cite journal|title=Kazakh Superjets|journal=Airliner World|date=November 2015|page=10}}</ref> However, this provisional order had not been firmed up by its 1 August 2016 deadline, apparently due to issues around the leasing terms.<ref>{{cite journal|title=SCAT|journal=Airliner World|issue=October 2016|page=8|accessdate=18 October 2016}}</ref>

==Destinations==
{{main article|SCAT Air destinations}}

==Fleet==
[[File:SCAT Boeing 737-500 Pichugin.jpg|thumb|SCAT [[Boeing 737-500]]]]
[[File:CRJ-200LR UP-CJ006 (cn 7413) SCAT Air.jpg|thumb|right|SCAT [[Bombardier CRJ200]]]]
The SCAT Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2016):<ref>{{cite journal|title=Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)|journal=Airliner World|issue=October 2016|page=19|accessdate=17 October 2016}}</ref>

<center>
{| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"
|+ '''SCAT Airlines Fleet'''
|- bgcolor=lightblue
!Aircraft
!In Service
!Passengers
!Notes
|-
|align="center"|[[Boeing 737 Classic|Boeing 737-300]]
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|148
|
|-
|align="center"|[[Boeing 737 Classic|Boeing 737-500]]
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|124
|
|-
|align="center"|[[Boeing 737 Next Generation|Boeing 737-700]]
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|150
|
|-
|align="center"|[[Boeing 757|Boeing 757-200]]
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|200-235
|operated for [[Sunday Airlines]]<ref name="ch-av"/>
|-
|align="center"|[[Boeing 767|Boeing 767-300ER]]
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|
|
|-
|align="center"|[[Bombardier CRJ200|Bombardier CRJ200ER]]
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|50
|
|-
|align="center"|[[Bombardier CRJ200|Bombardier CRJ200LR]]
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|50
|
|-
|align="center"|[[Sukhoi Superjet 100]]
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|
|15 aircraft on order<ref name="AW"/>
|-
!Total
!17
!colspan="2"|
|}
</center>

==Incidents and accidents==
* On 29 January 2013 [[SCAT Airlines Flight 760]] crashed near [[Kyzyltu, Kazakhstan|Kyzyltu]] during a low-visibility approach to [[Almaty International Airport]].<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21243203|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/6E4BbNxls|title= Passenger plane crashes near Kazakh city of Almaty|date= {{date|2013-1-29}}|archivedate= {{date|2013-1-30}}|publisher= [[BBC News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url= http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/29/kazakhstan-aircrash-idUSL5N0AY56X20130129|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/6E4CddJEI|publisher= [[Reuters]]|date= {{date|2013-1-29}}|archivedate= {{date|2013-1-30}}|title= UPDATE 4-Passenger plane crash kills 21 in Kazakhstan|first= Maria|last= Gordeyeva}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commonscat-inline|SCAT (airline)}}
*[http://www.scat.kz/ Official website]

{{Portalbar| Kazakhstan |Companies|Aviation}}
{{Airlines of Kazakhstan}}

[[Category:Airlines of Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Airlines established in 1997]]
[[Category:1997 establishments in Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Kazakhstani brands]]

[[Category:Shymkent]]

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